GOLF COMMUNITY LISTINGS:

Lee has special knowledge about the golf communities and courses in and around Greenville being a member of the Home On The Course network of preferred real estate professionals.

The Upstate hosts some of the most beautiful and scenic golf course communities in the world. The Cliffs Communities are renowned and closer to home we have Thornblade, Verdae, Pebble Creek Club, Greenville Country Club, Cherokee Valley, Holly Tree, River Falls Plantation, Bonnie Brae, Willow Creek, Keowee Key, Cross Creek Plantation and more.

The BMW event brings thousands of fans to the fairways, the effect on home sales is probably negligible. Spartanburg has had some strong economic news and the nearby Carolina Country Club is experiencing a sellers market. The community is a good 20 minutes from the center of Spartanburg. All amenities inside the

community are finished, and the golf course (I have played it) is in nice shape and challenging. Price points on homes there average almost $200,000 less than at Thornblade, but annual HOA fees are $1,250, in large part to support the only 24x7 security patrol in Greenville area communities.

The selling performance at the nearby Cliffs Communities, which hosted the BMW tournament up to 2008, has been similar to that at Carolina CC. The average selling price was $890,000. (Note: The preceding figures do not include Cliffs homes sold by the developer, which would likely not be listed with the local Realtor board.) As reported at GolfCommunityReviews.com, The Cliffs raised $64 million from homeowners to finish two courses and other uncompleted amenities.

The recession has been over for a couple of years now and Greenville's popular city scene and the area's strong economic engine (BMW of America is headquartered in Spartanburg) are creating jobs and lots of home sales in the Greenville, SC Upstate area.